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Well what a year! 2013 has been great and we have tons of amazing things to reflect on. The best things of 2013 were the memories made with friends and family, especially us besties! Here are some IFL highlights from 2013. Above was when we were working on updating our site. Good friends help friends with out of place hair.

We seized the moment during a large flood while in Venice, Italy last May!

We were on-set for a One Repulic music video, “Feel Again.”

We were part of the “Harlem Shake” movement.

We met one of my favorite bands.

We were in a beer commercial!

We traveled, we laughed, we were creative, and most of all we made tons of memories. That’s what time is all about. Filling yours with things that matter. I can’t wait to see what adventures we come across in 2014 and I’m thankful to have had my bestie along the way. Bring it on 2014, Happy New Year!

While in Orange County for my nephew/godson’s baptism, we got to walk around Balboa Island Saturday afternoon. It was beautiful out and the island homes had just had a Christmas festive decoration contest. There were a lot of fun homes to check out while cruising along the harbor.

My brother is a pilot and has always had an extreme love for flying. My step dad wanted to try out flying as well so my mom gave him a flight lesson for their anniversary this year. We went along to check it out and to my surprise they asked me if I wanted to come along in the plane as well. Of course, I hopped on this opportunity. I love flying and find it to be very peaceful. Snapping photos along the way, this is what I saw.

(Learning the ropes with his instructor, Justin, from Ahart Aviation)

(It was a beautiful day out)

(Mt. Diablo)

(We saw the blimp taking off when we were landing!)

This inspiration to fly came from my brother who is a true American hero. He has been flying ever since he could and now is a pilot for the Air Force. His pictures are so incredible I had to share a few. I’m in awe of him and the things he has done.
(He and his crew flew their helicopter into Candle Stick Park (RIP) to help film the movie Contagion. Thought I’d throw this in there since last night the last football game to be played in Candle Stick was held.)

We wanted to share a little holiday spirit with you today with one of our favorite holiday pictures! We got the pleasure of watching the magnificent Capital Cities play an intimate show last year and they are as silly as they are talented! Check out their tunes if you haven’t already!

Every year my mom and I attempt to bake. It always ends up with us creating something completely new to the universe. It’s if fudge, it turns into this runny chocolate creation that we just pile on top of ice cream and serve that way. We are just really really bad at baking. This year we tried a couple of no bake recipes that ended up being not only edible but serve-able! We can actually give these to people and they will be excited to eat them! Yipee! Check them out!

It’s kind of funny how particular people can be about fragrances but it’s true, if you don’t like a scent you really just end up hating it. I wanted to share a few that I am confident won’t make you want to back away slowly from me if I am wearing it.

(Folle de Joie is one of my favorite scents that I recently discovered in my Birchbox. A very delicate scent that is an even mix of floral and citrus)

(If you want to turn heads wear Very Hollywood by Michael Kors. This gardenia scent is soft but loud, don’t wear this unless you want the focus to be all on you)

(Stella by Tocca is a scent that I always get compliments on. It’s fresh with blood orange notes, it would smell great on anyone)

(Princess by Vera Wang is fun, fruity, and floral. It’s probably a little past it’s prime but the bottle alone is kind of a gift in itself- the tops turn into rings!)

I think with whatever fragrance is your preference, we can all agree that it can’t be too powerful. Always wear something light and make sure to test it a few times to ensure that it mixes well with your natural scent.

My boyfriend lives at the beach which is amazing because it feels like vacation whenever I go over there. The other night, I had a day where I just felt like I needed to go run around after work so we took a camera and headed down to the beach. We had so much fun shooting photos and playing around with long exposures. The above is the best photo we got, however we tried many other photos. Here’s a few of our “masterpieces” 🙂

(Shark fins)

(Me trying to make a perfect heart)

(Shapes!)

We had many different results but the fun part was just being outside and being silly. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

When it comes to inspiration, I find that I’m most inspired by colors and images. One of the most inpiring colors is turquiose. It repesents calm, beautiful, and has a natural feel about it. Here are some turquoise images that I found to be inspiring this winter.

As we close out another year, I wanted to recognize some of the cutest and funniest animals the internet introduced to us. While I look forward to new animals who will capture my heart, here are a few of my favorites who rocked my socks off in 2013!

(I know it’s not right to have favorites but Grumpy Cat is totally my very very favorite! How fun is that cute little face?!)

(The arch nemesis of Grumpy Cat, in my mind. Lil Bub has an overactive tongue, but it’s still pretty cute)

(Colonel Meow is a house cat, not a Disney evil villain. Really funny.)

(Manny and Frankie the adorable Frenchies. They are so chubby and adorable, how could you not love these two?)